Poetics of Animation

Paul Taberham is Associate Professor of Film Studies at Arts University Bournemouth. Alongside his monograph Lessons in Perception: The Avant-Garde Filmmaker as Practical Psychologist, he has co-edited four collections on film and animation studies. He currently serves on the editorial board of animation: an interdisciplinary journal.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. MotionChapter 2. The Twelve Principles and BeyondChapter 3. Performance: Key Concepts and DevelopmentsChapter 4. Performance: A New TaxonomyChapter 5. Character Design: Key DevelopmentsChapter 6. Character Design: Realism, Coding, AppealChapter 7. Mise-en-scèneChapter 8. CinematographyChapter 9. StorytellingChapter 10. SoundConclusionReferencesIndex

“By broadening the theoretical conversation around animation through poetics, the author positions it not as an isolated form but as an integral part of wider moving image practice and history.” • Dr Calum Main, University of Edinburgh“a highly ambitious book that offers readers a set of interpretive tools and areas of intense focus, which enhance aesthetic and experiential encounters with commercial animation and its diverse production techniques.” • Dr Christopher Holliday, King’s College London